Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-25
MILITARY PROTECTION FOR GLOBE
General Miles Favorable to the Establish.
 ing of a Post in this Vicinity.

ace to life and property of citizen
 from depredating Indians, and, il
 fact, from the time that the first min
 ing locations were made in this an
 adjacent districts, through all the in
 tsrvening years of varying prosperit.
 and depression, up to the present, tn
 one great obstacle to our progress a
 a community and the development o
 our mineral resources, has been tn, frequent Indian outbreaks, the histo iry of which is written in the blood O
 adventurous and worthy pioneers
 ruthlessly murdered to feed the in
 satiable appetite of the -Apaches fol
 human blood.
 In view ot the frightful state of af
 fairs that had so long prevailed, th'
 removal of the Chlricahuas-tbe most
 refractory of thestribes on the reserva'
 tion-te Florida, caused great rejoic-
 ing among our people, and some even
 believed t6as fhci- deI5fGation from
 th~ scene of their murderous forays
 m.- 1ed the beginning of an era of
 peace and prosperity for South
 eastern Arizona. We were rudely
 awakened from our fancied secnri-
 ty, however, by the emeute of the
 fifteen San Carlos Indians, on June
 Ist, and the further knowledge that
 other Agency Indians showed signs of insubordinatIon.
 Being impressed by the gravity of the situation, the people of Globe de- terminsd to ask of the government,
 military protection, and this senti- ment was embodied in resolutions passed by the Gila County Stock Grow CTS Association, and subsequently en- dorsed by 6 meeting6f citizens, asking for the establishment of a military post near the town of Globe. |
 It was with the view of enisting the aid of General Nelson A. Miles in securing this concession from the gov ernment, that a committee of twelve property owners and business men of Globe, selected at the citizens meet ing, went down to San Carlos on Sun day morning last, to lay before Gen. Miles the resolutions referred te, and acquaint him with our isolated posi- ton and the necessity for a post in thls vicinity. It was not without mis- givings that the mission was under taken, the failure of a similar visit of a committee to San Carlos, several years ago, tending to restrain any en- thusiasn that might otherwise have prevailed. Therefore, the prompt audience and courteous reception ten dsred the committee by Gen. Miles, was all the more pleasing and appre- ciated by them.
 Mir. Alonzo Bailey, as chairman of the committee, presented the reselu- tionS to the General, and then ably set forth the necessity for a post on the western border of the reservation, re- citing that it was entirely unprotect- ed, and that in the event of raid upon any of the exposed ranches or mining camps in this section, the h. dlans had ample time to commit dep relations and escape before troops could possibly reach the scene. The of posts such as McDowell and others was cited, because of their remoteness from the reservation and being in a country not frequented by marauding Indians. Dr. Alex Trip pei also spoke, presenting cogent req sons why the .protection' asked for should be granted.
 Gen. Miles in his reply, without hes itation, admitted the justice of tfs de- mand of the people of Gila county for protection, and assured the gentlemen of the committee of his in- terest in our welfare and wish to rem der us every assistance in hls power, and he gave his unqualified promlse to recommend in hls annualreport the establishment of a post at or near Globe. At the same time the General was conservative in what he said, and explained to the committee the diff culties to be met; that his recommen- dation alone would not be sufficient to secure the concession asked for, and that we should urge our request through our delegate to Congress, the Governor of the Territory and other channels. Afterwards Gen. Miles, in with Messrs. Bailey and Klein, said he would endeavor to have a temporary camp located at Globe during the present summer, and to H. lustrate the importance of such pre- liminary. step, he said, From the smallest plant the largest tree often grows"
 In the evening Gen. Miles, Capt. Pierce and the other officers met the Globe delegation in an informal way, and social amenities were exchanged, and several brief speeches were made,